Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
I can-and have - do my own red pasta or pizza sauce. I learned early
on from my mother that spaghetti sauce is an *all day* deal. Even with short cuts it takes more time than I care to spend these days.
I'm home most days so can do it while multi tasking with laundry,
sewing, reading the paper (on line) or whatever else needs doing. Made
in quantity, it freezes well.
Especially as I am mostly cooking for one. So I buya jus of Onofrio's (probably not to be had in your range of territory)or Rao's. Or one
of the not so premium brands like Bertolli or RH> Classico and
"tart it up" to my taste.
We bought some Rao's this spring at Sam's Club to take on our bug road trip. Ended up not using it then but did, once we got home. I added
some extra herbs/spicing for the pasta sauce but we've used it right
out of the jar for quick pizzas. It is a "will buy again". When we were
up in VT a few years ago, Steve and I shopped and cooked for our
mission team. I had a nasty case of bronchitis so he did the initial shopping at Hanniford's, a northeast grocery chain. We usually do spaghetti for the first team meal so I told him to buy a jar of sauce
and we'd doctor it up. He bought their (IIRC) classic sauce, don't know
if he added anything but it was pretty good. I think we brought a jar
home with us. (G)
8<----- EDIT ----->8
... "Hard work should be rewarded by good food." -- Ken Follett
He's one of my favorite authors.
My favourites are Heinlein, Lamour, Asimov, and lately James Lee
Burke.
Mine include Michener, Barbara Taylor Bradford, Alison Wier and
Philippa Gregory. First 2 aren't writing any more but have books out
I've yet to read. Last 2, my older daughter got me reading when she
loaned me a Wier book.
None of the first three I named are above ground any longer so their output is severely restricted. But I have read everything they have published with the exception of Dr. Asimov's biochemistry treatises.
If you enjoy cops 'n' robbers books that are well written or just well written/plotted/presented stories I do recommend James Lee Burke
My favorite genre is historic fiction, 3 of the 4 above named authors
are (were) major writers of that, Wier and Gregory writing a lot about Henry VIII and relatives.
I can-and have - do my own red pasta or pizza sauce. I learned early
on from my mother that spaghetti sauce is an *all day* deal. Even with short cuts it takes more time than I care to spend these days.
I'm home most days so can do it while multi tasking with laundry,
sewing, reading the paper (on line) or whatever else needs doing. Made
in quantity, it freezes well.
I have to take Dennis' eating schedule into account since it is
different from mine. He sometimes does eaags, meat and taters after
noon. And uses the whole stove top it seems. If I have a pot of sauce
on one of the burners ..........
Especially as I am mostly cooking for one. So I buya jus ofOnofrio's DD> (probably not to be had in your range of territory)or
We bought some Rao's this spring at Sam's Club to take on our bug road trip. Ended up not using it then but did, once we got home. I added
some extra herbs/spicing for the pasta sauce but we've used it right
out of the jar for quick pizzas. It is a "will buy again". When we were
up in VT a few years ago, Steve and I shopped and cooked for our
mission team. I had a nasty case of bronchitis so he did the initial shopping at Hanniford's, a northeast grocery chain. We usually do spaghetti for the first team meal so I told him to buy a jar of sauce
and we'd doctor it up. He bought their (IIRC) classic sauce, don't know
if he added anything but it was pretty good. I think we brought a jar
home with us. (G)
Classico and Bertolli's are both superior (IMO) to Prego.
8<----- EDIT ----->8
... "Hard work should be rewarded by good food." -- Ken Follett
He's one of my favorite authors.
My favourites are Heinlein, Lamour, Asimov, and lately James Lee
Burke.
Mine include Michener, Barbara Taylor Bradford, Alison Wier and
Philippa Gregory. First 2 aren't writing any more but have books out
I've yet to read. Last 2, my older daughter got me reading when she
loaned me a Wier book.
None of the first three I named are above ground any longer so their output is severely restricted. But I have read everything they have published with the exception of Dr. Asimov's biochemistry treatises.
If you enjoy cops 'n' robbers books that are well written or just well written/plotted/presented stories I do recommend James Lee Burke
My favorite genre is historic fiction, 3 of the 4 above named authors
are (were) major writers of that, Wier and Gregory writing a lot about Henry VIII and relatives.
Heinlein wrote "science fiction" and it's amazing how much ofthe stuff
he "blue skyed" in his work had come to pass. Asimov wrote both
science fiction and mysteries and won the top award in both
categories. The top award for mysteries/detective stories (the EDGAR)
in novel, serialized
novel and short story categories. Louis Lamour won multiple SPUR
awards as well as Oscars for his writings. And James Lee Burke has
more than one EDGAR for his output.
I enjoy sci-fi, mysteries, historical fiction (and fact),
biographies, etc. And I much prefer reading a book to watching the
boob tube or the movies.
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
I have to take Dennis' eating schedule into account since it is
different from mine. He sometimes does eaags, meat and taters after
noon. And uses the whole stove top it seems. If I have a pot of sauce
on one of the burners ..........
Sigh! One good thing about starting the sauce earlier in the day is
that you can turn it off for an hour or two part way thru cooking, then resume. If you have enough room, keep it on the stove top, moved to the back. Or, depending on the pot size, put it in the oven on a low
setting and let it keep cooking.
Especially as I am mostly cooking for one. So I buya jus of
Onofrio's DD> (probably not to be had in your range of territory)or
Rao's. Or one DD> of the not so premium brands like Bertolli or RH>
Classico and GG> "tart it up" to my taste.
We bought some Rao's this spring at Sam's Club to take on our bug road trip. Ended up not using it then but did, once we got home. I added
some extra herbs/spicing for the pasta sauce but we've used it right
out of the jar for quick pizzas. It is a "will buy again". When we were
up in VT a few years ago, Steve and I shopped and cooked for our
mission team. I had a nasty case of bronchitis so he did the initial shopping at Hanniford's, a northeast grocery chain. We usually do spaghetti for the first team meal so I told him to buy a jar of sauce
and we'd doctor it up. He bought their (IIRC) classic sauce, don't know
if he added anything but it was pretty good. I think we brought a jar
home with us. (G)
Classico and Bertolli's are both superior (IMO) to Prego.
Sauce was one thing my mom never bought, even tho hers was more like a sort of chili, with Italian seasoning and no beans. Told Steve when we first got married, I'd make his mom's sauce, then my mom's and we'd
decide which to go with. My mom's version is what we use for a
beef-a-roni type meal. (G)
8<----- EDIT ----->8
... "Hard work should be rewarded by good food." -- Ken Follett
He's one of my favorite authors.
My favourites are Heinlein, Lamour, Asimov, and lately James Lee
Burke.
Mine include Michener, Barbara Taylor Bradford, Alison Wier and
Philippa Gregory. First 2 aren't writing any more but have books out
I've yet to read. Last 2, my older daughter got me reading when she
loaned me a Wier book.
None of the first three I named are above ground any longer so their output is severely restricted. But I have read everything they have published with the exception of Dr. Asimov's biochemistry treatises.
If you enjoy cops 'n' robbers books that are well written or just well written/plotted/presented stories I do recommend James Lee Burke
My favorite genre is historic fiction, 3 of the 4 above named authors
are (were) major writers of that, Wier and Gregory writing a lot about Henry VIII and relatives.
Heinlein wrote "science fiction" and it's amazing how much ofthe stuff
he "blue skyed" in his work had come to pass. Asimov wrote both
science fiction and mysteries and won the top award in both
categories. The top award for mysteries/detective stories (the EDGAR)
in novel, serialized
novel and short story categories. Louis Lamour won multiple SPUR
awards as well as Oscars for his writings. And James Lee Burke has
more than one EDGAR for his output.
Not my cuppa tea, tried sci-fi around junior high school but never developed an interest in it. Might try Louis Lamour one of these days.
I enjoy sci-fi, mysteries, historical fiction (and fact),
biographies, etc. And I much prefer reading a book to watching the
boob tube or the movies.
I enjoy a well written biography; David McCullugh (think I spelled the name wrong) wrote one on Harry Truman that I enjoyed. As for tv--news, Jeopardy and (in the summer) America's Got Talent is about all we
watch.
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
That would work except that's where he puts the potzen pans that
usually arestored on the stove for lack of vupboard space.
Can't win! Do you have a grill with a side burner? We've cooked strong smelling stuff (collards) or long cooking (canning, especially in the summer) things on that.
Classico and Bertolli's are both superior (IMO) to Prego.
Sauce was one thing my mom never bought, even tho hers was more like a sort of chili, with Italian seasoning and no beans. Told Steve when we first got married, I'd make his mom's sauce, then my mom's and we'd
decide which to go with. My mom's version is what we use for a
beef-a-roni type meal. (G)
My mother learned her sauce from ladies in the neighbourhood who
either recent immigrants or second generation. We had a lot of various ethnic cuisines represented in the families of coal miners.
We're going to do tortillini tonight with a sage/butter sauce. One of
the farmers at the market gave us the basic recipe some years
ago...melt some butter in a fry pan, add several sage leaves and let
them brown. Remove leaves and pour butter over cooked tortillini. Optional--add fresh grated parmesan cheese to taste. Easy to do as I'm fighting bronchitis again.
If you enjoy cops 'n' robbers books that are well written or just well written/plotted/presented stories I do recommend James Lee Burke
My favorite genre is historic fiction, 3 of the 4 above named authors
are (were) major writers of that, Wier and Gregory writing a lot about Henry VIII and relatives.
Heinlein wrote "science fiction" and it's amazing how much ofthe stuff
he "blue skyed" in his work had come to pass. Asimov wrote both
science fiction and mysteries and won the top award in both
categories. The top award for mysteries/detective stories (the EDGAR)
in novel, serialized
novel and short story categories. Louis Lamour won multiple SPUR
awards as well as Oscars for his writings. And James Lee Burke has
more than one EDGAR for his output.
Not my cuppa tea, tried sci-fi around junior high school but never developed an interest in it. Might try Louis Lamour one of these days.
Another good Westerns/Frontier author is Elmer Kelton - also a
multiple "Spur award" winner from the Western Writers of America.
I met him when we were stationed in San Angelo in spring of 1984.
Bought one of his books and got it autographed right away.
TV for me is just a "babble box". It does keep Dennis entertained
though. He seems to have one or the other of the "Talking Head"
channels pouring out their soporific drivel droning away formuch of
the day. Or re-runs of "F Troop".
By not having cable and other Sunday committments, we avoid most of the talking head shows and channels. We can get MeTV that shows a lot of
the oldies but we choose just to keep the tv off for the most part.
Last night was the first live performance night on AGT so tonight we'll see who was voted off, who continues. One contestant is an undertaker/comedian;--good, clean, funny!!!
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